tart
adj
1 sharp-tasting; acid 辛辣的; 酸的
This fruit tastes rather tart. 這水果吃著有些酸.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(fig 比喻) sharp in manner; cutting or sarcastic 尖酸的; 尖刻的; 傷害的; 諷刺的
a tart remark, reply, tone 尖酸的言語、 回答、 語調
He can be quite tart. 他有時很刻薄.
tart n
1 (esp Brit) pie containing fruit or other sweet filling, often without a covering of pastry 果餡餅(以水果或其他甜料作餡, 常無上面的餅皮).
2 small circle of pastry cooked with jam, etc on it (上面有果醬等的)小圓餅. Cf 參看 flan.
tart n (sl 俚)
1 prostitute 妓女.
2 (derog 貶) girl or woman, esp one regarded as being sexually immoral 小妞兒; 娘兒們; (尤指)破鞋. tart, v (phr v) ~ sb/sth up (infml 口) dress or decorate sb/sth in a gaudy way; smarten sb/sth up, esp cheaply or superficially 將某人打扮得妖艷; 將某物裝飾得俗氣; (尤指以廉價的服飾或從外表上)打扮某人, 裝飾某物
tarting herself up for the disco 把她自己打扮得花枝招展去跳迪斯科
They've tarted up the restaurant but the food hasn't improved. 他們已將飯店裝修了一番, 但飯菜并無改進.